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Died on Sunday February 14, 1858
- Albert Egberts van Dijk (68)
- Anthonie (Anthonij) van Zon (78), Papendrecht
- Anthonie van Zon (78), Papendrecht
- Agatha van Drunen (68), Haarlem
- Bruers (0), Tongerlo 2260, Antwerpen, Belgie
- Adriana de Jong (90), Raamsdonksveer, Provincie Noord Brabant Nederland
- Anneke Wijburg (75), Den Bosch
- Aleida Brands (3), Bemmel, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna Hermannus Danhoff (44), Uithuizen, province of Groningen
- Antje Schooneman (36), Beverwijk
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 14, 1858 at Delpher
Born on February 14
- 1835 » Piet Paaltjens, Dutch minister and poet († 1894)
- 1838 » Margaret E. Knight, American inventor († 1914)
- 1846 » Julian Scott, American soldier and drummer, Medal of Honor recipient († 1901)
- 1847 » Anna Howard Shaw, American physician, minister, and activist († 1919)
- 1848 » Benjamin Baillaud, French astronomer and academic († 1934)
- 1855 » Frank Harris, Irish author and journalist († 1931)
- 1859 » George Washington Gale Ferris Jr., American engineer, inventor of the Ferris wheel († 1896)
- 1860 » Eugen Schiffer, German lawyer and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany († 1954)
- 1869 » Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, Scottish physicist and meteorologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1959)
- 1878 » Julius Nieuwland, Belgian priest, chemist and academic († 1936)
Died on February 14
- 1808 » John Dickinson, American lawyer and politician 5th Governor of Delaware (b. 1732)
- 1831 » Henry Maudslay, English engineer (b. 1771)
- 1831 » Vicente Guerrero, Mexican general and politician, 2nd President of Mexico (b. 1782)
- 1870 » St. John Richardson Liddell, American general (b. 1815)
- 1881 » Fernando Wood, American merchant and politician, 73rd Mayor of New York City (b. 1812)
- 1884 » Lydia Hamilton Smith, African-American businesswoman (b. 1813)
- 1885 » Jules Vallès, French journalist and author (b. 1832)
- 1891 » William Tecumseh Sherman, American general (b. 1820)
- 1894 » Eugène Charles Catalan, Belgian-French mathematician and academic (b. 1814)
- 1901 » Edward Stafford, Scottish-New Zealand educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1819)
Names that were popular for boys in 1858
- Jan
- Johannes
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacobus
- Jacob
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Hendrikus
- Franciscus
- Dirk
- Joseph
- Wilhelmus
Names that were popular for girls in 1858
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Catharina
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Adriana
- Hendrika
- Elizabeth
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Grietje
- Marie
- Aaltje
- Helena
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1858
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
- From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- January 25 » The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn is played at the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter, Victoria, and Friedrich of Prussia, and becomes a popular wedding processional.
- February 11 » Bernadette Soubirous's first vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Lourdes, France.
- April 16 » The Wernerian Natural History Society, a former Scottish learned society, is wound up.
- May 11 » Minnesota is admitted as the 32nd state of the United States.
- May 15 » Opening of the present Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London.
- June 18 » Charles Darwin receives a paper from Alfred Russel Wallace that includes nearly identical conclusions about evolution as Darwin's own, prompting Darwin to publish his theory.
The weather on Sunday February 14, 1858
The temperature on February 14, 1858 was about 1.7 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI